BuzzFeed (BZFD) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026)
BuzzFeed (BZFD) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of -138.88% for Q2 2026, down 150.12 percentage points from 11.24% a year earlier and down 0.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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BuzzFeed (BZFD) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, BuzzFeed posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -73.02%, down 63.92 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a four-year change of -161.06 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -9.10% in FY2024 (+49.33 pp), -58.43% in FY2023 (+12.57 pp), -71.00% in FY2022 (-159.03 pp) and 88.04% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.39 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q1 2025 (a gain of 108.19 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2026 (a drop of 151.40 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -138.22% (Q1 2026), -90.47% (Q4 2025) and 0.71% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.62 Bn | 14.26 Bn | - | 17.08% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 24.31 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 7.78% |
| 3 | News | 14.78 Bn | 6.26 Bn | - | 8.03% |
| 4 | New York Times | 11.62 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 19.96% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.19 Bn | 8.30 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 11.05 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 7.48% |
| 7 | Skydance | 9.62 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.22 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 15.62% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -6.05 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | BuzzFeed | 30.25 Mn | -35.66 Mn | 13.50 Mn | -138.88% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -138.88% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -138.22% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -90.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -10.97% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -72.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -94.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -95.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -76.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -144.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -135.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -109.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -81.80% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -17.31% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -9.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 48.65% |
API Access
BuzzFeed Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BZFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "BZFD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BZFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();